This NYT editorial about Abu Ghraib is right on target and the Bush....

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...administration, Donald (Denial) Rumsfeld and the whole dominionist fascistic military leaders who believe that the use of torture and personal humiliation is perfectly acceptable against any prisoners, must be not only held accountable, but must also be prosecuted for their part in implementing and allowing such activities under their watch. This type of action is totally unacceptable both in military prisons and domestic prisons among any human beings who are incarcerated for any reason. The editorial below contains additional reported facts of cover-ups and continued activity right to the present time. This is a disgrace!

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October 28, 2004
EDITORAL
Abu Ghraib, Unresolved

hen the Abu Ghraib prison scandal first broke, the Bush administration struck a pose of righteous indignation. It assured the world that the problem was limited to one block of one prison, that the United States would never condone the atrocities we saw in those terrible photos, that it would punish those responsible for any abuse - regardless of their rank - and that it was committed to defending the Geneva Conventions and the rights of prisoners.

None of this appears to be true. The Army has prosecuted a few low-ranking soldiers and rebuked a Reserve officer or two, but exonerated the top generals. No political leader is being held accountable for the policies set in Washington that led to the abuses at Abu Ghraib and at other prison camps operated by the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency in Iraq and Afghanistan, and at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where prisoner abuse was systemic. And we've learned that the administration's respect for the Geneva Conventions, which some senior officials openly disdain as an antiquated nuisance, is highly conditional.


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This issue has barely been discussed by Mr. Bush or Senator John Kerry, but the country needs answers and public accountability. If Senator Kerry wins next week, we hope that he will make this an early priority. If Mr. Bush wins, it will be up to Congress to meet its oversight responsibility. So far, its record is not good. The House has done nothing on Abu Ghraib and related issues. Senator John Warner, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, tried to investigate Abu Ghraib despite White House stonewalling. Mr. Warner lost his nerve as the election approached, but we hope he'll get it back next year.

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